The Queen of Trees

The Queen of Trees

The remarkable story of an African fig tree and the special relationship it has with a tiny insect partner.

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2005
57m
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Overview

In Africa, the giant fig tree and the tiny fig wasp differ in size a billion times over, but neither could exist without the other. Their extraordinary relationship is a marvel of co-evolution, a marriage which has lasted for millennia. It forms the basis of a complex web of dependency that supports entire ecosystems, providing food for thousands of creatures, from elephants, giraffes, and fruit bats, to forest hornbills, monkeys, insects, and fish.

Director

Mark Deeble

Production

BBC

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Cast

Ian Holm

Ian Holm

Narrator

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